• BREAKING THE RECORD: Palmer's 62 PGA TOUR wins
The day that has been long awaited, eagerly anticipated and most certainly expected by the golf community has arrived: The day that Tiger Woods equals Arnold Palmer's 62 wins. The 21-year-old skinny kid who excitedly announced "Hello world" in August of 1996 has traveled a long way to become the man he is today -- the man the world knows as golf's No. 1.
He won his first major in 1997 at Augusta National. Since then, he has acquired four Masters Tournament wins, two U.S. Open wins, three British Open wins and four PGA Championship wins for a total of 13 majors. He has one PLAYERS Championship win, two TOUR Championship wins (the only player to do so) and 14 World Golf Championship wins.
Woods' crowning year on TOUR so far (though most expect the best is yet to come) was in 2000 -- 40 years after Palmer's standout 1960 season. In comparing '60 to '00, Woods had nine wins to Palmer's eight and three majors to Palmer's two. Woods also went on to win The Masters in 2001, achieving what is the closest any golfer has ever come to the grand slam of golf.
Take a look at Tiger's journey over the past 12 years.
| Tying the King: Tiger hits 62 |
| 1 |
Oct. 6 1996 |
Las Vegas Invitational |
27-under par |
| 2 |
Oct. 20 1996 |
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic |
21-under par |
| 3 |
Jan. 12 1997 |
Mercedes Championships |
14-under par |
| 4 |
Apr. 13 1997 |
Masters Tournament |
18-under par |
| 5 |
May 18 1997 |
GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
17-under par |
| 6 |
Jul. 6 1997 |
Motorola Western Open |
13-under par |
| 7 |
May 10 1998 |
BellSouth Classic |
17-under par |
| 8 |
Feb 14 1999 |
Buick Invitational |
22-under par |
| 9 |
Jun. 6 1999 |
Memorial Tournament |
15-under par |
| 10 |
Jul. 4 1999 |
Motorola Western Open |
15-under par |
| 11 |
Aug. 15 1999 |
PGA Championship |
11-under par |
| 12 |
Aug. 29 1999 |
WGC-NEC Invitational |
10-under par |
| 13 |
Oct. 24 1999 |
National Car at Disney |
17-under par |
| 14 |
Oct. 31 1999 |
THE TOUR Championship |
15-under par |
| 15 |
Nov. 7 1999 |
WGC-American Express |
6-under par |
| 16 |
Jan. 9 2000 |
Mercedes Championships |
16-under par |
| 17 |
Feb. 6 2000 |
AT&T Pebble Beach |
15-under par |
| 18 |
Mar. 19 2000 |
Bay Hill Invitational |
18-under par |
| 19 |
May 28 2000 |
Memorial Tournament |
19-under par |
| 20 |
Jun. 18 2000 |
U.S. Open Championship |
12-under par |
| 21 |
Jul. 23 2000 |
British Open Championship |
19-under par |
| 22 |
Aug. 20 2000 |
PGA Championship |
18-under par |
| 23 |
Aug. 27 2000 |
WGC-NEC Invitational |
21-under par |
| 24 |
Sep. 10 2000 |
Bell Canadian Open |
22-under par |
| 25 |
Mar. 18 2001 |
Bay Hill Invitational |
15-under par |
| 26 |
Mar. 25 2001 |
THE PLAYERS Championship |
14-under par |
| 27 |
Apr. 8 2001 |
Masters Tournament |
16-under par |
| 28 |
Jun. 3 2001 |
Memorial Tournament |
17-under par |
| 29 |
Aug. 26 2001 |
WGC-NEC Invitational |
12-under par |
| 30 |
Mar. 17 2002 |
Bay Hill Invitational |
13-under par |
| 31 |
Apr. 14 2002 |
Masters Tournament |
12-under par |
| 32 |
Jun. 16 2002 |
U.S. Open Championship |
3-under par |
| 33 |
Aug. 11 2002 |
Buick Open |
17-under par |
| 34 |
Sep. 22 2002 |
WGC-American Express |
25-under par |
| 35 |
Feb. 16 2003 |
Buick Invitational |
16-under par |
| 36 |
Mar. 2 2003 |
WGC-Accenture Match Play |
n/a |
| 37 |
Mar. 23 2003 |
Bay Hill Invitational |
19-under par |
| 38 |
Jul 6 2003 |
100th Western Open |
21-under par |
| 39 |
Oct. 5 2003 |
WGC-American Express |
6-under par |
| 40 |
Feb. 29 2004 |
WGC-Accenture Match Play |
n/a |
| 41 |
Jan. 23 2005 |
Buick Invitational |
16-under par |
| 42 |
Mar. 6 2005 |
Ford Championship @ Doral |
24-under par |
| 43 |
Apr. 10 2005 |
Masters Tournament |
12-under par |
| 44 |
Jul. 17 2005 |
British Open Championship |
14-under par |
| 45 |
Aug. 21 2005 |
WGC-NEC Invitational |
6-under par |
| 46 |
Oct. 9 2005 |
WGC-American Express |
10-under par |
| 47 |
Jan. 29 2006 |
Buick Invitational |
10-under par |
| 48 |
Mar. 5 2006 |
Ford Championship @ Doral |
20-under par |
| 49 |
Jul. 23 2006 |
British Open Championship |
18-under par |
| 50 |
Aug. 6 2006 |
Buick Open |
24-under par |
| 51 |
Aug. 20 2006 |
PGA Championship |
18-under par |
| 52 |
Aug. 27 2006 |
WGC-Bridgestone Invit'l |
10-under par |
| 53 |
Sept. 4 2006 |
Deutsche Bank Champ |
16-under par |
| 54 |
Oct. 1 2006 |
WGC-American Express |
23-under par |
| 55 |
Jan. 28 2007 |
Buick Invitational |
15-under par |
| 56 |
Mar. 25 2007 |
WGC-CA Championship |
10-under par |
| 57 |
May 6 2007 |
Wachovia Championship |
13-under par |
| 58 |
Aug. 5 2007 |
WGC-Bridgestone Invit'l |
8-under par |
| 59 |
Aug. 12 2007 |
PGA Championship |
8-under par |
| 60 |
Sep. 9 2007 |
BMW Championship |
22-under par |
| 61 |
Sep. 16 2007 |
THE TOUR Championship |
23-under par |
| 62 |
Jan. 27 2008 |
Buick Invitational |
19-under par |
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